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Risk-on rally pushes copper price towards a 3% weekly gain

Data showed that euro zone industrial production grew three times more than expected in June.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 12, 2022 | 8:59 am

Glencore cuts off Chinese trader caught up in missing copper scandal

Huludao Ruisheng's storage site in Qinhuangdao is reportedly holding about…

MINING.COM Editor | August 12, 2022 | 6:05 am

Scientists figure out how to produce extraterrestrial cement

Researchers at the University of Delaware are exploring ways to…

Staff Writer | August 12, 2022 | 6:05 am

Stanmore Coal pays Mitsui $380m for full control of Queensland coal mines

Stanmore is buying the remaining 20% stake in the metallurgical…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2022 | 3:49 am

BHP, Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower partner to reduce emissions on shipping routes

Aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on routes between…

Staff Writer | August 11, 2022 | 3:28 pm

Costs decline at Copper Mountain in BC, shares up

Copper Mountain generated 77.6 million lb. of copper in 2020, exceeding prior guidance for 70 to 75 million lb. of the red metal.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 16, 2021 | 7:09 am

BHP’s outlook, record dividend fuel supercycle talk

The world's no. 1 miner rewarded investors with a record $5.1bn first-half dividend and forecasted a “very constructive” outlook for the commodities market fundamentals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2021 | 4:16 am

English court rules against Sierra Leone in SL Mining jurisdiction case

Formal arbitration proceedings have yet to begin as Sierra Leone had sought to challenge the ICC's jurisdiction.

Reuters | February 15, 2021 | 11:46 am

ALROSA sells $10m at year’s first diamond auction in Dubai

Demand for our rough began to recover late last year and now remains stable, the miner said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 15, 2021 | 11:38 am

Graphene “nano-origami” creates tiniest microchips ever

Researchers believe this next generation of microchips could lead to computers and phones running thousands of times faster.

MINING.com Editor | February 15, 2021 | 11:03 am

Indonesia’s Antam targets 77% y/y jump in nickel ore output

The state-controlled miner is planning to increase its nickel ore output to 8.44 million wet metric tonnes this year.

Reuters | February 15, 2021 | 10:34 am

Congo president names mining company CEO as prime minister

Sama Lukonde Kyenge, CEO of Gecamines, has been named prime minister of the world’s biggest cobalt producer.

Bloomberg News | February 15, 2021 | 10:21 am

Drones reveal previously unknown features of Roman-era gold operations

Mines in León, Spain, constitute Europe’s largest ancient mining infrastructure and host a 1,200-kilometre hydraulic network.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 14, 2021 | 1:51 pm

Eleven killed in rebel raids on Congo’s second city

Lubumbashi is the capital of the mineral-rich province of Haut-Katanga, where Ivanhoe and MMG have concessions.

Reuters | February 14, 2021 | 11:26 am

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